Frack Off Greater Chaco

06/17/2026

06/16/2026

Get • More than 45,000 acres of Arizona land are set to return to trust status for the Hopi Tribe as part of a long-running effort to fulfill promises made under the Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act of 1996. This transfer is the second major step in a broader plan that could eventually place more than 270,000 acres into unified ownership for the benefit of the Tribe. The lands will support ranching, agriculture, cultural preservation, and future economic opportunities while reducing the checkerboard pattern of land ownership that has complicated management of Hopi lands for generations. Hopi Chairman Lamar B. Keevama called the moment historic, describing it as the fulfillment of promises made nearly 30 years ago and a step toward securing these lands for future generations.

06/11/2026

Good Morning,

Shout out to the hundreds of New Mexicans–to the 400 people who showed up at the first PRC public comment on Blackstone’s takeover of PNM, and to all the moms and their children who showed up this month–people power works!

I hope you’re celebrating the good news that the PRC hearing examiners found this week that Blackstone broke NM Laws, that PNM & Blackstone must pay penalties, that Blackstone should withdraw the merger application and refile, and that it must protect ratepayers from any costs due to its illegal stock transaction. I want to emphasize that last point, because the news did not cover that part enough.

Today, Thursday, June 11th, during a meeting that should be fully open to the public, PRC commissioners will discuss the hearing examiner’s recommendations– let’s keep all eyes on the Commission because their decision on the private equity BCP buyout of NM Gas Co will also be made very soon.

Blackstone broke NM Laws—Now is our moment to envision our energy future! Gear up for next Thursday, June 18th, 10am PRC meeting, ABQ

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06/10/2026

No comment, other than take a minute to breath quietly and deeply while enjoying this wonderful art work by Andy Everson, from the book Groundswell, indigenous wisdom and the moral revolution for climate change..

06/04/2026

Get • Statement of Tó Nizhóní Ání and Diné C.A.R.E. on FERC Acceptance of Preliminary Permit Application for Chilchinbeto Pumped Storage Project on Black Mesa
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Groups representing a wide cross-section of Diné who live both on Black Mesa and across the Navajo Nation are renewing their opposition to a new application submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) seeking permission to explore development of a massive pumped hydro storage project near Kayenta.
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The proposed Chilchinbeto Pumped Storage project would construct two reservoirs, containing 10,000 acre-feet each of water, one on the rim of Black Mesa and the other 1,500 feet below in the valley. The water to fill the reservoirs would come from either the aquifer deep beneath Black Mesa or possibly the San Juan River, according to the application submitted by the company Nature and People First. After the initial 10,000 acre-feet to fill the reservoirs, the project would require withdrawing another 2,500 acre-feet every year to keep them full – nearly 10 times the estimated annual water use of the town of Kayenta.
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Read the full statement at the 🔗 in our bio.
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06/03/2026

Get • Breaking, Socorro NM: Wow!! 👏👏👏👏👏When people stand up to fight for our water land and air, we win!! Fantastic grassroots organizing!! Shout out to everyone in Socorro who made this happen!

New Mexico Tech will not pursue construction of the proposed Green Data Center, university President Michael Jackson announced Tuesday.

As reported by ; Jessica Carranza Pino
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05/29/2026

You have 3 more days to vote in the primaries- Early voting Friday/ Saturday and Election Day on Tuesday. You can even register the same day and vote! Don’t be a dumb ass - vote.

Reposted • .studio Vote in honor of Navajo code talkers, Jimmy King and Howard and Chester Nez and Isleta Pueblo Marine veteran Miguel Trujillo who were not allowed to vote, even though they had served in World War II.

During WWII, King and Nez were among 29 Navajo men who became Marines and created an unbreakable code based on their Navajo language. Their work was considered crucial to the Allied victory in the Pacific war.

They tried but weren’t allowed to register to vote because along with most New Mexico Natives, were considered as “Indians not taxed” by the state’s constitution and were prohibited from voting. Miguel Trujillo took the county to court, and challenged the ruling, arguing that he shouldn’t be disenfranchised just because he didn’t pay property taxes on the Pueblo lands he lived on.

On Aug. 3, 1948, a panel of three federal judges agreed, and 24 years after being granted citizenship, indigenous people in New Mexico were finally given the right to vote. In 1957, Utah was the last state to ratify voting rights for Native Americans.

“We all know Congress granted the Indian citizenship in 1924, but we still have no privilege to vote, we do not understand what kind of citizenship you would call that.” – Pvt. Ralph Anderson, 1943.
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05/28/2026

Listen to this discussion about the Trump administration plan to undue the buffer zone around Chaco that was put in place in 2023 by the long time hard work of a lot of people. Click on the top link in our linktree in our profile.

Thank you to Native America Calling. Photo of Fajada Butte by Clare Ames.